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| HST5120 | Epidemiology | ||
| SCHOOL OF EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCES | |||
| Credit Points: 20 | |||
| Description: | |||
| This unit provides an introduction to the epidemiological concepts necessary for studying and understanding the relationship between human health and exposures and hazards in the workplace. Topics covered include definition and history of epidemiology; health indices and sources of health information; epidemiological research design; epidemiological associations and causality; presentation of epidemiological data; the investigation of disease outbreaks; socioeconomic and occupational differentials in health status; and epidemiology and public health policy. | |||
This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets | |||
| Q26 | Graduate Certificate in Health and Ecology | ||
| Q30 | Graduate Certificate in Public Health | ||
| Q36 | Graduate Diploma of Health and Ecology | ||
| Q38 | Graduate Diploma of Occupational Safety and Health | ||
| Q40 | Graduate Diploma of Public Health | ||
| STHSM | Health Services Management Electives | ||
| 735 | Master of Health Science (Occupational Medicine, Health and Safety) | ||
| P55 | Master of Health Services Management | ||
| U85 | Master of Health Services Management | ||
| N01 | Master of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine) | ||
| 732 | Master of Medicine (Palliative Care) | ||
| V34 | Master of Nursing | ||
| Q41 | Master of Public Health | ||
| J14 | Master of Public Health | ||
| Q33 | Post Graduate Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health | ||
| Q34 | Post Graduate Diploma of Addiction Studies | ||
| Q35 | Post Graduate Diploma of Environmental Health | ||
| D67 | Post Graduate Diploma of Health Promotion | ||
| 730 | Post Graduate Diploma of Health Science (Occupational Medicine, Health and Safety) | ||
| P76 | Post Graduate Diploma of Men's Health | ||
| Q39 | Post Graduate Diploma of Women's Health | ||
| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
| http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity | |||
Last Updated - Higher Education: 18/11/2004